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five_alarm
08-04-2003, 06:24 AM
CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. (CP) - A raging forest fire forced residents of a second community in this scenic, mountainous area of southwestern Alberta to grab their belongings and abandon their homes Sunday afternoon. In addition to about 900 residents of nearby Hillcrest who already have been evacuated, an additional 1,000 people living in the southeast section of Blairmore got the order to leave Sunday afternoon.


Source: The Canadian Press... (http://www.firehall.com/cgi-bin/refer?url=http://www.canada.com/search/story.aspx?id=1cf784f1-ba3d-4425-9497-bcdfdcd94c1e&s=54554880.5109323&linkid=94&parent=news)